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Author Marjoribanks, Kevin.

Title Family and school capital : towards a context theory of students' school outcomes / by Kevin Marjoribanks
Published Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2002]
©2002

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Description vii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Series Springer Nature Book Archives Millennium (2000-2004)
Contents Machine derived contents note: 1. A Model of Family and School Capital. 2. Family Background, Family Structure and Students' Outcomes. 3. Family Educational Capital and Students' Outcomes. 4. School Structures and Students' Outcomes. 5. School Capital and Outcomes. 6. Interpretive Analysis of Families and Schools. 7. Family and School Capital: Interpretive Analyses. 8. A Theory of Students' School Outcomes. Appendices. A. Family Capital Scale. B. School Attitude Scale. C. Perceived Family Capital Scale. D. Perceived School Capital Scale. References. Author Index. Subject Index
Summary One of the persistent challenges confronting societies is how to reduce inequalities in the educational and occupational attainment of students from different socio-economic, ethnic and race group backgrounds. This work examines such educational problems
Analysis Educational administration Ethnic minorities - education Multicultural studies Social classes
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-196) and indexes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-196) and indexes
Subject Home and school -- Cross-cultural studies.
Academic achievement -- Cross-cultural studies.
Social mobility -- Cross-cultural studies.
LC no. 2002073587
ISBN 1402005822 alkaline paper